Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ENFREE
Etymology
Verb
enfree (third-person singular simple present enfrees, present participle enfreeing, simple past and past participle enfreed)
(obsolete) To set free.
Source: Wiktionary
En*free", v. t.
Definition: To set free. [Obs.] "The enfreed Antenor." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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